2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #5 Georgetown Hoyas

2012 NCAA Tournament: Yellow Jackets beat Hoyas 76-64, advance to Sweet 16

 

The #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (26-8) stung the #5 Georgetown Hoyas (23-9) by beating them 76 - 64 during second-round play in the Des Moines Regional section of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament..

 

In-Game notes:

The two highest seeds competing in Chapel Hill, N.C. from the Des Moines Regional section of the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament will tip-off on Tuesday night.

The #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (25-8) face the #5 Georgetown Hoyas (23-8) at historic Carmichael Arena on the UNC campus as both teams vie for a spot in this year's Sweet 16 round of play next weekend.

Georgetown earned its points in the paint against Fresno State - Cheryl Treworgy - PrettySporty.com

The Yellow Jackets earned their spot in the second round after defeating the Sacred Heart Pioneers 76-50 while the Hoyas had to hold off the Fresno State Bulldogs 61-56 to do the same.

Coach MaChelle Joseph and the Yellow Jackets are pumped up for second-round play - Cheryl Treworgy - PrettySporty.com

Both teams played each other one other time, a match-up that the Hoyas won 67-58 in a holiday tournament in the Virgin Islands in November 2010.

This one will be a good one and should go to the final buzzer.

Tip-off is set for 7:15 p.m.

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2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #13 Sacred Heart Pioneers

2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #5 Georgetown Hoya vs #12 Fresno State Bulldogs

 

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Minutes before tip-off - Georgia Tech vs Georgetown - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

1st half:

Starters:

Georgia Tech: Maye, Walthour, Marshall, Gortnar, Goodlett

Georgetown: Magee, Wright, Crawford, Wilson, Rodgers

• Georgia Tech starts it off with a bank shot from Tyaunna Marshal and the Hoyas answer back with two from Tia Magee
• Tech misses on their possession but Georgetown's Adria Crawford gets a layup inside - 4-2 Hoyas lead with 18:15 left
• Yellow Jackets starting with full court and mid-court press to slow Hoyas offensive tempo and ball movement - they know it's coming
• Big battle in the paint to look for tonight b/w Georgia Tech's Sasha Goodlett and Georgetown's Sydney Wilson
• Teams still trying to get their bearings at both ends of the court
• Yellow Jackets have missed on three straight possessions and Hoyas Rubylee Wright hits a three to extend the lead to 7-4 
• Goodlett scores two and Magee answers with two and that is matched by Walthour - Georgetown leads 9-8 with 16:01 to go
• Chess match is underway  and will continue
• Both teams get a few baskets on FT and from the field as the Yellow Jackets take the lead 11:10 
• Sydney Wallace adds to the lead and it's 13-10 with under 14 minutes to go
• The Hoyas have gone with a smaller inside presence as Wilson is no longer in the game which will be interesting to see how they defend GT's Goodlett inside
• Chelsea Regins gets a nice pass for a layup and the Rodgers gets and offensive rebound for a layup - 15-12 Yellow Jackets lead with 12 minutes to play
• Georgetown rebounds and works hard under the basket to get a put-back - trail Georgia Tech by one - 15-14 with 11:36 to play in the half
• Wilson back in for Georgetown
• Metra Walthour hits a three-pointer for the Yellow Jackets after the Hoyas score - GT leads 18-16 with 10:16 to go in the half
• Georgetown playing a zone defense that the yellow Jackets penetrate as Wallace hits a jumper to extend the lead to four points
• Goodleet with only two points but is doing her job on the defense and moving the ball on the offense
• Wright hits her second three-pointer of the game to bring the Hoyas closer - 20-19 for the Yellow Jackets
• Coach Joseph employing her many and frequent player substitutions
• Wright finds Amanda Reese inside for an easy layup and the Hoyas take the lead 21-20 with 6:54 to go
• Goodlett scores two and the lead changes hands but not for long as the Hoyas get it back
• Goodlett with another layup and Georgia Tech leads 24-23 with five minutes to play
• Wallace drops a three-pointer and extends the lead to four points
• Expecting this game to get a little more physical in the paint and it is as official is talking to Georgetown players
• Goodlett keeps her offense rolling with another basket while the Hoyas miss an open jumper - Yellow Jackets lead is 29-23 with 3:38 to play
• Mo Bennett gets two on the sheet for the Yellow Jackets and the Hoya's Wilson responds with a nice jumper from the FT line - GT leading 313-25 with 2:19 to go
• Rodgers drives the lane and dishes to Wilson for two as the Hoyas narrow the deficit but Walthour drops a three for the Jackets
• Hoyas come down but can't covert and Wallace comes back with another two to extend the Georgia Tech lead to 10 points - largest of the game so far - 37-27 with 59 seconds to play 
• Hoyas move the ball in and out with Rodgers and Wilson working together - Rodgers hits the two
• Georgia Tech can't convert and Wright drives the lane, stops, and goes up for the layup - it's good and she's fouled - going to the lane for fifth straight Hoyas point with 9.2 seconds left
• Wright at the line but misses and Goodlett snags the rebound and is fouled - GT ball with 7.8 seconds 
• Yellow Jackets turn it over on a travle call and Hoyas look for another score but after three attempts can't get anymore points back and trail the Yellow Jackets by six points as the buzzer sounds

Halftime score: Georgia Tech 37, Georgetown 31

Interesting notes at the half:

Georgia Tech: shooting 16-29 (55.2%) - leading scorer - Sydney Wallace - 14 points

Georgetown: shooting 14-36 (38.9%) - leading scorer - Rubylee Wright - 8 points

2nd half:

• The Hoyas start with possession but can't convert and he Yellow Jackets don't either
• Regins finally hits a jumper to extend the Yellow Jacket's lead to 39-31
• Walthour steals the ball and goes up for the layup and is fouled hard and will shoot for two - she drops both - Georgia Tech leads 41-31 with 18:08 to go
• Reese is fouled on the ensuing Hoyas possession and scores both
• Action in the paint is starting to heat up as Regins gets a layup and the foul - she scores on the FT and Hoyas try to push the pace on offense
• Tight GT defense almost creates a turnover and GT has the ball
• After no production on the offense for the Yellow Jackets, Georgetown comes down and Wright finds Magee for the layup - GT leads 44-35
• Wallace hits her third three-pointer of the game and Georgia Tech has its largest lead of the game - 12 points- leading 47-35 with 15:43 in the half
• Rodgers hits a jumper for the Hoyas but Wallace answers with one of her own - 50-38 Yellow Jackets with 13:53 to play
• Rodgers connects on  a three-point shot and and GT can't convert, so Rodger tries for another three - but misses
• Georgia Tech turns the ball over in trying to bring the ball upcourt too quickly but the Hoyas can't convert
• Georgetown ball as they are trying to take advantage of GT slight lapse 
• That is short-lived as Bennett intercepts a Hoyas pass at mid-court and scores on the ensuing drive to the basket - Yellow Jackets lead 52-41 with 11:56 to go
• Hoyas zone still not working as Goodlett gets a pass inside and lays it in and is fouled - misses on the extra shot
• Reese and Gortnar get tied up after a Hoyas basket - both walk away but there is some real intense going on in the paint
• Goodlett doubled inside and gets the shot away which doesn't fall and is fouled - shooting 1-and-1 - she drops the first and misses the second
• Hoyas come down but Gortnar denies Moore a shot and the Yellow Jackets come and Goodlett scores - 57-43 with 9:15 to go
• Georgetown gets a big three-pointer from Morgan Williams
• Walthour drives back upcourt being fouled - drops both shot to extend Yellow Jackets lead to 13 points - 59-46 with 8:23 to go 
• Hoyas score with Wilson and Rodger underneath and GT comes up with Marshall trying to score but she is denied by Wilson who turns it over
• Wallace hits another three for Georgia Tech and Rodgers scores a layup - Georgia Tech leads 62-50 with 6:51 to play
• Hoyas are missing easy layups under the basket that could be costly by game's end
• Rodgers is fouled and scored two to cut into GT lead 
• The Yellow Jackets break the Hoyas press and move the ball around the perimeter and work it inside as Regins scores two
• Alexa Roche scores a baseline jumper for Georgetown and that is match with another layup from GT's Regins - still a 12-point differential - 66-54 with 5:02 to play
• Georgia Tech moves the ball around before Georgetown cause the to turn it over
• On their ensuing possession the Hoyas can't drop their shot attempts and Georgia Tech comes the other way 
• Walthour hits a three-pointer for Georgia Tech and extends the lead to 15 points - the largest of the game - 69-54 with 3:45 to go
• The Hoyas score two with Rodgers at the FT  line and Georgia Tech matches that with two FT's from Maye
• The Hoyas' Crawford is fouled hard and shoots two and makes them both
• On the ensuing possession Georgia Tech turns the ball over and Magee drives the basket and is fouled - she scores one - Yellow Jackets lead 71-59 with 2:52 left in the half
• The chess match and battle inside the paint is on - GT can't get the rebound and as the Hoyas inbound they foul Goodlett and send her to the line for two shot - she misses both and GT is called for a travel on the rebound
• Georgetown has the ball and attempts a long three and another as Georgia Tech rebounds and brings the ball upcourt with Maye driving the lane - she is fouled and will shoot two at the FT line
• Maye makes one of two 
• On the ensuing possession Georgetown turns it over and Regins scores for the Yellow Jackets - now leading 74-60 with 1:48 to play
• Big battle at mid-court on every possession with both teams trapping - Georgetown  at the line and Williams scores one of two 
• On the rebound, Georgia Tech gets possession and Walthour goes to the line for two - she scores both and the Yellow Jackets lead is back to 15 points - 76-61 with 1:22 to play
• Yellow Jackets have trouble moving the ball out of their end and call timeout
• Maye brings it up but misses a layup and Goodlett misses the put-back
• Hoyas' Rodgers drops a baseline three-pointer and the GT lead is at 12 points - 76-64 with 47.3 seconds to go
• Yellow Jackets break Hoyas press and bring it upcourt - burn clock time by passing the ball - Wallace tries one last three-pointer but misses
• The Hoyas can't score and that's it - the Yellow Jackets are headed to the NCAA Sweet 16

Final score: Georgia Tech 76, Georgetown 64

#4 Georgia Tech headed to the Sweet 16 in Des Moines - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph & Sydney Wallace waiting for ESPN - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

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2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #13 Sacred Heart Pioneers

2012 NCAA Tournament: Georgetown, Georgia Tech advance to second round

 

The first round of play in the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament took place at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Sunday as the #5 Georgetown Hoyas met the #12 Fresno State Bulldogs and the...

In-Game Notes:

In the second game of the day during first-round play at the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament in Chapel Hill, N.C., ACC tournament finalist and #4 seed, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will face the #14 Sacred Heart Pioneers.

Sacred Heart warms up - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

ACC Finalist Georgia Tech getting reps in before tip-off - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

Tip-off in 30 minutes.

1st half:

•  Georgia Tech wins the tip as Sasha Goodlett gets up there first
• After first 90 seconds of play, the Yellow Jackets lead 3-2
• The Pioneers add another basket and lead  4-3 before Goodlett scores a layup and gets the foul - leading 5-4 with 16:14 left
• Yellow Jackets applying their zone defense early to test the Pioneers' perimeter shooting - it's working so far until Ericka Norman drops one to tie the score 7-7
• Pioneers score an uncontested layup to take their first lead of the game - 9-7 with 13:55 to play
• Both teams continue to miss easy shots battling in the paint and trying to get a fell for each others' game
• Sacred Heart moving the ball at mid-court as theYellow Jackets try to trap - the Pioneers can't hit from three while Georgia Tech working to get its early baskets inside as Chelsea Regins tries to score a layup and gets a FT - she misses it
• Pioneers drive the hoop but take the offensive charge and the Yellow Jackets come the other way and score twice - Georgia Tech now lead 13-9 with 11:14 to play
• After the TO, the Yellow Jackets' Sydney Wallace hits a big three-pointer and extends the lead to 16-9
• Goodlett gets a pass inside and an easy layup over everyone
• Sacred Heart still scrapping but the GT defense is starting to show its effectiveness - Yellow Jackets lead 18-10 with 9:15 remaining
• Wallace hits another two-pointer  and the Pioneers are trying to get the ball inside against a long GT squad - Callan Taylor hits a three to break the Pioneers' recent drought - Yellow Jackets lead 22-12 with 7:21 to play
• Yellow Jackets defense continues to stymie Sacred Heart but it is still within reach as GT lead is 24-12
• Georgia Tech forcing the Pioneers to pick up the offensive pace of ball movement and creating turnovers from it - GT moving the ball well in transition and Metra Walthour hits her first FG and three-pointer of the game - extends lead to 29-12 with 5:44 to go
• Pioneers offense stuck at 12 since around the 10 minute mark - long drought as Wallace hits another three-pointer for GT - lead now is twenty - 32-12 
• GT causes a Pioneers turnover and inbounding with little opposition from Sacred Heart who is showing some fatigue already
• However Gabrielle Washington drops a three-pointer for the Pioneers - ending the drought
• Wallace drops another three-pointer from the right side - Goodlett sitting for GT with Regins and D. Hamilton-Carter are getting PT - depth in the post that the Pioneers are still struggling with
• Georgia Tech with a double-up score - 36-18 as the first half is coming to a close
• Sacred Heart manages to get a FT with 37 seconds left - 36-19 in GT's favor
• GT turns it over on their possession and the Pioneers score to reduce their deficit to 15 points at the half

Half time: Georgia Tech 36, Sacred Heart 21

Interesting notes at the half:

Georgia Tech: shooting 13-26 (50%) - leading scorer - Sydney Wallace - 13 points

Sacred Heart: shooting 8-24 (33.3 %) - leading scorer - Gabrielle Washington - 8 points


2nd half:

• Sacred Heart puts the first points of the half on the board - a long two-pointer by Taylor - Yellow Jackets up by 16 points after the first 90 seconds of play
• The Yellow Jackets not laying off on the mid-court trap and playing like its a one-point game - extending the lead to 20
• Pioneers have missed on five straight possession since Taylor scored
• The Yellow Jackets starting to experience some shooting problems turning the ball over and putting the Pioneers on offense 
• Yellow Jackets get a good set offense and score with Goodlett on the inside and then create SHU turnover as Dawm Maye gets an easy layup - Yellow Jackets lead 47-25 with 14:15 left in the half
• Big press by Georgia Tech which the Pioneers break to get up the court but can't finish on three different shot attempts and rebounds before the Yellow Jackets bring it down
• Wallacee comes off he wing and with two defenders in front of her drops a jumper - GT now leads 49-27 
• Sacred Heart scores a layup and then Wallace drops a three-point shot which is then matched by Sacred Heart's Kiley Evans three-pointer - Yellow Jackets lead 52-31 with 11:49 to play
• Pioneers working hard but Yellow Jackets force another turnover at half-court and Wallace nails another three-pointer - lead extends to 62-33 with 9:20 to go
• Sacred Heart is staring to make some shots on their last two possession but the Yellow Jackets score some as well - 66-39 Yellow Jackets with 7:53 to play
• Sacred Heart's Blair Koniszewski drops a two-pointer and worked hard for it
• GT's Bennett matches it with two FT's 
• Georgia Tech eating up time on the shot clock working the ball around and then inside to Tjasa Gortnar who is fouled - she hits them both - Yellow Jackets now lead 71-41 with 5:41 to go
• Koniszewski hits a great three-pointer form the far wing and then SHU steals the ball and Ericka Norman scores na uncontested layup - 5-0 run for SHU there
• Morgan Merriman drops a hook shot inside and the Pioneers' 7-0 has them trailing 71-48 with 4:18 to play
• Sacred Heart turns it over on their possession after the media timeout but GT doesn't capitalize on it - SHU ball again
• Tight single-coverage D applied by by the Yellow Jackets to keep them moving and eating up more game time
• Yellow Jackets working the ball around on offense but not rushing the shot and then Wallace hits another three-pointer - GT leads 74-48 with 1:43 to play
• The Yellow Jackets makes substitutions to work in the rest of the bench on the floor - still applying tight single-coverage and then score a layup which the Pioneers match - 76-50 with 30 seconds to play
• As time is running down, final substitutions for the Pioneers
• As the clock winds down the Pioneers take one last shot, but miss

Final score: Georgia Tech 76, Sacred Heart 50

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ACC WBB Tournament Championship In-Game: #3 Maryland Terrapins vs #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

ACC WBB Tournament: Maryland wins 10th title with 68-65 win over Georgia Tech

 

The third-seeded Maryland Terrapins (28-4) won their 10th ACC tournament title with a 68-65 victory over the fourth-seeded Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (24-8) in front of 9,122 in attendance at the Greensboro Coliseum in...

In-Game notes:

The #3 Maryland Terrapins tip-off against the #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women's Basketball Championship game at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday afternoon.

The Terps are seeking to win their 10th ACC championship while the Yellow Jackets return to the final game for the first time since 1993 when they lost to Virginia.

Tip-off coming next:

1st half:

•  Georgia Tech gets first possession and Metra Walthour hits a three to set the pace - 3-0 Yellow Jackets
• Maryland now with the ball and Alyssa Thomas scores two
• GT throws it away  and has trouble setting up the offense
• Thomas comes back and tries put one over Sasha Goodlett, but is denied
• Thomas follows on the rebound and gets it to give the Terps the lead
• Goodlett comes down and gets a quick two to regain the lead for the Yellow Jackets - 5-4 w/16:39 to go
• GT making quick substitutions as it did against NC State in the semi-final
• Maryland hits a two from Thomas again - has scored all of the Terps points
• The Yellow Jackets miss on a baseline shot but get the rebound
• Tyauanna Marshall comes up short on a shot and the Terps push the ball up the floor with a foul called on Marshall - Maryland leads 6-5 with 15:30 to play
• Maryland with ball and Lynetta Kizer scores for Maryland
• The Terps playing single coverage defense and sliding the double effectively, but Goodlett finds some space and scores another two points inside
• GT pressing deep early on to slow Maryland's offensive pace
• Laurin Mincy tries to extend the Maryland lead but misses
• The Yellow Jackets don't score on their possession and the Terps can't either
• GT can't move the ball and is called for a 5-seccond violation
• Maryland with the ball and the 8-7 lead which Thomas adds to  - 10-7 Maryland leads with 12:14 to go
• The Yellow Jackets turning the ball over a lot and the Terps now have a chance to take a substantial lead
• Thomas scores again and the lead is 5 points - not before Marshall hits a jumper and Maryland leads 12-9 with 11:27 to go in the half
• As expected, this one is close and should stay that way right up until the end
• GT with the ball and looking to penetrate a tight Maryland defense that turns the ball over
• The Yellow Jackets affording Maryland space to shoot but Anjale Barrett misses
• Marshall misses at the other, but Kizer hits two for Maryland
• Georgia Tech turns it over again as it can't get an effective offense set up - Maryland leads 14-9
• Thomas scores again and gets the foul for the extra shot - she hits the FT and the lead is the largest so far - eight points
• FT having a tough time moving the ball from the point inside to Goodlett - she gets fouled and ball stays with GT
• Terps defending tight right at the arc and forces Marshall to hit a long two - GT trails 17-11 with 8;31 to play
• Thomas is a one-player machine right now as the Terps work the ball inside to her - she gets fouled
• Maryland moving the ball effectively and inside to Thomas and back outside as Barrett misses a three-point attempt but they get the rebound
• Alicia Devaughn turns it over and it will GT ball as Maryland leads17-11 with 7:53 to go
• Marshall tries to drive the lane but doesn't get it, but Goodlett rebounds but still can't score
• Mincy comes down the other way and scores a jumper from the left side
• Devaughn fouls Marshall and she goes to the FT line - she hits one of two
• Maryland comes down the floor  playing against a GT zone defense set-up
• Mincy tries a shot and on the rebound GT is called for a foul as Kizer goes to the line - she drops one of two - Terps lead 20-12 with 6:14 to play
• Walthour misses but Chelsea Regans cuts the Maryland lead to six points with a layup past Thomas
• The Terps turn it over and GT goes up the floor as Marshall t tries to put one up
• Another tries doesn't drop for GT and Tianna Hawkins scores two points to put the Terps back up by eight points
• Goodlett goes up the other way and scores a layup with a foul shot coming up as well - she hits the FT and Maryland has the ball and turns it over quickly on a travel call
• GT gets the ball back and looking to score and Sydney Wallace comes in and hits a three - Maryland lead is only two right now
• Hawkins comes down and scores to extend the Maryland to 24-20
• GT working hard taking shots and rebounding to get additional shots and can't convert
• The Yellow Jackets defense continues to slow the Maryland offense - the Yellow Jackets can't score on their possession
• Thomas drops two and extends the lead to six again
• GT misses a three from Wallace and Maryland brings it back down - foul called Laquananisha Adams
• Kizer on the FT line and hits both of them - lead is now 28-20 with 1:29 to go
• Goodlett gets the layup inside and cuts into the Terps lead
• Barrett misses a three-pointer as the shot clock runs down
• Mincy picks up the rebound and Maryland keeps possession - turnover causes GT to get the ball
• The Yellow Jackets give the ball right back while trying to bring the ball up
• Maryland with the ball with 25 seconds to go - Dawn Maye steals it and scores a layup for GT - Maryland leads 28-24 with 22.7 seconds to go
• Terps have the ball and should run the clock down to get the last shot in the half 
• FT doubling Thomas and the Terps get the ball inside to Hawkins who gets fouled - she misses the first FT, but hits the second 
• GT with the ball and Marshall hits a three-pointer at the buzzer over Mincy - Maryland leads 29-17 at the half

Interesting notes at the half:

Maryland - 12-25 (48%) - leading scorer - Alyssa Thomas - 13 points

Georgia Tech - 11-28 (39.3) - leading scorer - Sasha Goodlett - 10 points

*Points off turnovers - Maryland outscoring GT 13-5

2nd half:

• Maryland starts the half and Thomas starts off with a quick two points 
• GT still trying to penetrate and Marshall drives the baseline to score two of her own
• The Terps turn it over and GT with possession and Walthour launches a three over Mincy as GT takes the lead with 18:30 to go
• Barrett finds time to launch a three-pointer of her own - the team's first of the game
• Walthour drives and misses but Goodlett gets the rebound and the foul - she hits the FT - GT leads 35-34 with 17:50 to go
• Kizer scores two quickly and FT brings the ball up with a foul call on Thomas
• GT forced to put it up and the Terps cause them to turn the ball over
• Thomas makes a drive and pops a shot to score two to extend the Terps lead to 38-35 with 17 minutes to play
• Marshall goes right at Thomas and scores on the layup - one-point lead for Maryland
• Barrett misses a three but GT fouls and keep the ball 
• Kizer missess and GT come the other way and Regans hits a short jumper in the middle - Yellow Jackets take the lead
• Maryland turns it over and Walthour makes them pay for it with a layup as a result of the mid-court trap - Yellow Jackets lead 41-38 with 15:28 to play in the half
• Terps with the ball - missed shot and a foul on Walthour - Thomas gets two shots at the line which she scores on both FT
• GT with the ball and having trouble at first to penetrate inside he arc but Marshall pops one along the baseline over Thomas - GT leading 43-40 with 14:19 to play
• Terps with the ball and trying to work off against a tight FT defense in the paint - offensive set-up has slowed - missed jumper by Thomas
• GT tries to push the ball down the floor quickly but turns it over
• Mincy misses a three-pointer but Walthour misses a shot as well and Maryland heads upcourt
• Kizer misses for Maryland and then Goodlett drive the paint and spins to shoot and is fouled - she hits one of two and GT leads 44-40 with 12:11 to play
• Maryland's Kim Rodgers tries to put one up and is fouled - she scores both FT's and the GT lead is two
• GT with the ball and tries to push it inside and Terps' Hawkins is called for a foul
• Yellow Jackets now lead 45-43 with 11:27 to go and they bring the ball down the floor - turn it over
• Maryland at the FT line with Rodgers lining the shots up and scores both - tie game 45-45 with 10:45 to play
• Maye tried to drive the lane and is intercepted by Barrett - Terps go up the floor and Thomas is open to score two points
• Yellow Jackets work the ball up at the top and Marshall puts a three-point attempt up but misses - Regans gets the rebound
• Thomas comes back with a jump shot and scores again - 49-47 Maryland lead with under 10 minutes to play
• Goodlett goes up for two and is fouled by Hawkins - goes to the FT line - misses the first and hits the second
• Terps bring the ball up and works it inside to Thomas again as she scores
• Marshall driving in, out, left and right and is fouled by Mincy - at the FT line she hits both and GT trails by one 51-50 with eight minutes to play
• Rodgers hits a big three-pointer to put Maryland up by four points
• Goodlett puts up two in the point but not before Rodgers hits another three-pointer - wow! 
• GT comes down and Marshall misses her shot and Maryland has the ball and 57-52 lead with 6:52 to play
• Barrett at the FT line for the Terps - she hits both to extend the lead
• GT bringing the ball up and looking to get it inside to Goodlett who gets fouled - she goes to the FT line and hits one of two
• Kizer picks up the rebound and Maryland brings the ball up and Mincy drives, Kizer misses and GT goes the other way
• Marshall scores a baseline layup and goes to the line for he extra FT shot and she finishes it - Maryland now leads 59-56 with 5:44 to play
• Terps inbound with GT press on but they clear up to half court and Thomas misses a shot but Maryland rebounds and keeps the ball
• Still with the ball, Maryland's Mincy puts a shot up but a shot clock violation gets the ball to GT
• Yellow Jackets bring the ball down but turn it over and Maryland comes back up court
• Thomas gets a layup in the lane and extends the Terps lead to five points - 61-56
• Kizer fouls Goodlett who goes to the FT line - she hits both shots and cuts into the Terps lead - trailing by three with four minutes to play
• Marshall steals it from Hawkins and GT looks to chip further into the Maryland lead - 61-58 with  3:59 to play
• GT brings the ball down the court and Marshall hits her signature baseline jumper and its a one-point game
• Maryland taking its time to set up and Thomas cant score and the Yellow Jackets deny Marshall a shot - Regans fouls and Terps go to the FT line
• Devaughn misses he FT and GT has the ball again still trail by one
• Marshall puts up the shot and GT now leads 62-61 with 2:15 to play
• Goodlett steals it from Thomas and the Yellow Jackets drive it down the floor and they get the foul by Rodgers
• Marshall at the FT line for GT - she misses the first but hits the second - GT leads 63-61 with two minutes to play
• Maryland comes down and Kizer works it inside with the layup and ties the game
• GT setting up the offense and looking to working it inside and the Yellow Jackets can't score
• Barrett goes up the floor and scores to give Maryland the lead - 65-63 with 56.5 seconds left to go
• GT with the ball off a missed shot and rebound
• Marshall with the ball on top and into Goodlett, back out and back it, but GT can't score on the play
• Terps have the ball with 22.7 seconds to go and the lead is still two points
• Thomas is fouled and shooting at the FT line - she hits both  and he lead is four points
• GT tried to drive the lane by Walthour - confusion on the call - travel or foul?
• Maryland gets the ball and expect GT to foul 
• Instead GT intercepts the inbound pass and the Terps foul on the play
• Marshall at the FT line - she hits both shots and it's 67-65 for Maryland with 12.7 seconds to play
• Terps have ball possession and will have to inbound against another tight GT press
• Tight defense on he play and GT fouls Barrett to put her at the FT while Regans fouls out for GT
• Barrett at the FT line - she hits one of two and GT gets the ball and calls timeout with 5.7 seconds remaining trailing by three-points
• GT inbounds the ball looking for a three-pointer
• Ball is in and Marshall dribbles to half court and is covered closely - she puts up a very long attempt that misses
• Maryland wins its 10th ACC Championship title

Final: Maryland 68, Georgia Tech 65 

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2012 ACC WBB Tournament: #3 Maryland Terrapins advance to face #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in championship final

Maryland Terrapins vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons - Cheryl Treworgy, PrettySporty.com

The #3 Maryland Terrapins distanced themselves from the #7 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, beating them 73-58 during the second semi-final match-up of the day at the 2012 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament taking place at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday.

The Terrapins return to the championship final for the first time since 2009 when they captured the conference title.

Maryland will face the #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets who handily defeated an exhausted NC State Wolfpack team in the day's earlier semi-final match-up.

The Wolfpack had become the lowest seed ever (9th) to advance to the tournament semi-final round but couldn't keep up with the Yellow Jackets throughout the game after playing two exhausting days to reach that point in the tournament.

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ACC WBB Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #9 NC State Wolfpack

ACC WBB Tournament: Yellow Jackets sting Wolfpack, 87-61

 

The NC State Wolfpack’s run towards the ACC Tournament championship game came to an abrupt end at the hands of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday.After knocking off...

In-Game notes:

The NC State Wolfpack is riding on a high after beating the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament's top seed the Duke Blue Devils, becoming the lowest seed ever to enter the semi-final round of play.

Georgia Tech comes into the semi-final after surviving a one-point win over the #5 North Carolina Tar Heels.

Regardless of the seeding, this game will be played and won by pure intensity and the will-to-win that all players on the court will exhibit.

Tip coming up:

1st half:

• NC State's Kody Burke starts off the game with the first bucket of the game, taking the early lead
• Georgia Tech comes back and matches it to tie the game 2-2 as Tyaunna Marshall scores
• After State misses on their possession, Metra Walthour puts the Yellow Jackets up 4-2
• However, Emili Tasler nails a three-pointer to put the Wolfpack up 5-4 with 17:45 to go 
• Bonae Holston extends the lead to three with a jumper, but not before GT's Tjasa Gornar hits a three to tie the game 7-7
• Walthour goes to the FT line and hits one of two and the Yellow Jackets lead by one
• Eric Donovan gets a lay-up and NC State leads 9-8 with 16:05 to play
• Frida Fodgemark hits a three-pointer and starts to open up its offensive valve - now lead 11-9
• The Wolfpack's Krystal Barrett gets one back but after few runs up and down the court by both teams, it's Walthour who hits a jumper - Yellow Jackets lead 13-10 with 14:20 to play
• GT gets another two from Marshall as the Wolfpack struggle to find its offense with missed shots and lay-ups not playing to their favor
• Tasler misses a three-pointer and the Yellow Jackets' Laquannisha Adams hits another two-pointer and GT leads by 7 - 17-10 with 12:21 to go
• Dawn Maye scores and the Yellow Jackets is now nine points as State has not hit a basket for almost three minutes
• State's Holston goes to the line and claims one point back but Mo Bennett scores on GT's ensuing possession and the lead is now 21-11 with 11:02 to play
• NC State's Myisha Goodwin-Coleman gets her first three-pointer of the game and cuts the Yellow Jackets lead to seven
• Another contributor to the GT offense, Chelsea Regins scores two and the Yellow Jackets lead 23-14 with 10:24 to go
• The Wolfpack still struggle on the offense but Burke finally gets one to drop - GT leads 23-16 now
• GT misses a few opportunities but State can't take advantage of it as Tasler turns it over - 23-16 for GT with 7:59 to play in the half
• State scores two and then Walthour hits a three and GT now leads 26-18
• Marshall adds to the lead which now extends back to 10 points
• Georgia Tech shooting 65% and Fodgemark hits another three-pointer and GT leads 31-18 with 6:17 to play
• NC State's 25% shooting performance so far is the obvious reason for not generating enough offense to stay close so far
• A lay-up by Sasha Goodlett for GT and a missed shot by Goodwin-Coleman lets Marshall add to the lead which is now 16 points - 35-19 with 5:10 to play 
• Not the same game for the Wolfpack's Kastanek as she is still scoreless in the half - a big reason why NC State is trailing by 17 now
• Goodwin-Coleman hits two FT's and State now trails by 15 points with 4:02 to play
• State playing the zone defense and trying to spread GT's offense out
• Marshall scores on consecutive scores for the Yellow Jackets while Goodwin-Coleman scores a few FT's - Georgia Tech leads 39-23
• NC State not being aggressive in the end and Goodlett scores an easy lay-up
• Burke comes back with two points for State - now trailing 46-27 with 2:35 to play
• Bennett with a jumper for the Yellow Jackets and Burke gets fouled on the next possession
• Burke scores both at the FT line - GT leads 46-32 with 1:25 to play in the half
• State goes back to single coverage but Goodlett scores in the paint uncontested and State tries to get one last score before the end of the half - Yellow Jackets leading 48-32 with 19 seconds to play
• Goodwin-Coleman missed the jumper and GT has possession - Marshall drives the lane and puts GT ahead by 18 points at the half

Interesting notes at the half:

Georgia Tech -22-32 (68.8%) - leading scorer - Tyaunna Marshall - 16 points

NC State -  9-31 (29%) - leading scorer - Myisha Goodwin-Coleman - 11 points

**Key factor to consider - NC State's Marissa Kastanek - 2 points

 2nd half:

• NC State starts in a zone defense but GT still hits a jumper and now leads 52-32
• State comes down and continues to struggle from the field missing on two attempts for inside and beyond the arc
• Goodlett comes down and scores another two points in the paint
• Holston scores a jumper to keep the GT lead at 20 points with 17:55 to play
• Goowin-Coleman scores and Walthour trade baskets - GT lead remains at 20 points with 16:47 to play
• Burke drops a jumper for the Wolfpack - GT leads 56-38
• Now leading 60-40, Georgia Tech looks to be cruising along while the Wolfpack is not improving its offensive output to make a dent into the Yellow Jackets' lead
• The shots that NC State was hitting against Duke are not dropping against Georgia Tech - regardless of how well the Yellow Jackets are shooting
• A three-pointer by Walthour and now the lead is at 26 points for Georgia Tech
• The Wolfpack's pace is noticeably slower and allowing Georgia Tech to continue to move the ball around the perimeter and inside - currently on a 14-2 run leading 76-42 with 8:36 to play
• Kastanek finally score her second basket of the game on a layup in the paint
• As the game has progressed, it seems that the regular substitutions that Georgia Tech has been making has created match-up and consistency problems for the Wolfpack causing coach Harper to substitute accordingly
• Georgia Tech going through first stretch of missing shots - leading 78-55 with 5:56 to play
• Holston scores one of two from the FT line
• Georgia Tech's Maye scores one  from the FT line as well to follow-up
• Another jumper by Maye and Georgia Tech's lead is now 81-48 with 4:15 to go
• Kiana Evans comes in for the Wolfpack and scores to FT shots as GT lead is now 83-51
• The Yellow Jackets shooting during the second half has cooled but NC State's hasn't got better and allow GT to keep cruising along
• Kastenek hits a jumper and is fouled - she hits the Ft shot and has 10 points for the game
• Creating a turnover, the Wolfpack scores a transition basket from Tasler - 83-56 with under two minutes to play
• Georgia Tech's current 27-point lead ties the largest margin-of-victory total if they finish that way
• Wolfpack still scrapping as they score under the basket and get the foul - Evans finish the three-point play - trailing 83-59 with 1:36 to play
• With under a minute to play Georgia Tech continues to add to its lead - 87-59 
• With final possession NC State scores the last basket of the game - loses 87-59 to the Yellow Jackets

 Final: Georgia Tech 87, NC State 61

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ACC WBB Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #5 North Carolina Tar Heels

ACC WBB tournament: Georgia Tech eliminates North Carolina 54-53

 

The fourth-seeded Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (23-7) held off the fifth-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (20-11) in a 54-43 victory on Friday in Greensboro, N.C. that advanced them into the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC...

The first of four quarter-final games to be played today at the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Friday, the Tar Heels take on a well-rested Yellow Jackets squad who earned a bye through the first round of play.

North Carolina carries momentum from a 49-point domination of the Clemson Tigers on Thursday and seek to move on in search of earning 'respect' as a top conference team in post-season play

At the half, Georgia Tech led by six points, 31-25 after a grinding and messy half of play that included 26 total turnovers from both teams.

In-Game notes:

2nd half:

• With 11:09 to play, Georgia Tech holds a seven-point lead, 43-36 and the Tar Heels take a timeout to set up for the next sequence of play
• The Tar Heels come up with a two-pointer from Tierra Ruffin-Pratt and the margin is cut down to five
• The Yellow Jakckets' Dawn May gets those two back but not before She'la White hits a three - Gergia Tech leads 45-41 with 9:43 to go
•  Georgia Tech turns it over and Krista Gross inches the Tar Heels even closer with a lay-up 
• Gross grabs the defensive board on a missed Yellow Jackets shot and North Carolina pushes it up the court
• Ruffin-Pratt misses a jumper and Georgia Tech goes the other way but the Tar Heels defense denies them a chance by turning the ball over
• White comes down the lane and drives for two and ties the game, 45-45 with 7:30 to go
• Georgia can't creat any offense against a tenacious Carolina single-coverage defense
• Ruffin-Pratt hits a short jumper and the Tar Heels now lead 47-45
• The Yellow Jackets finally score as Maye ties it 47-47
• However, Ruffin-Pratt drives the lane, fakes right and goes left with the lay-up to retake the lead, 49-47
• Ruffin-Pratt steals the ball on the ensuing GT possession and White comes down to score a lay-up and the Tar Heels now lead by four points, 51-47 with 4:05 to play
• Georgia Tech still can't penetrate inside to score any points and take a timeout to talk it over
• The Yellow Jackets get one back and score an additional FT from Tyaunna Marshall to cut the lead down to one
• North Carolina can't add to their lead and the Yellow Jackets come back down the floor and score on an uncontested lay-up from Marshall and GT retakes the lead 52-51
• Georgia Tech applying a full press  to slow the North Carolina transition game down
• No score from the Tar Heels but they deny the Yellow Jackets a shot and North Carolina has the ball back with 2:21 to play and trailing by one point
• Chay Shegog finally gets a basket in the half to put the Tar Heels ahead again
• Georgia Tech moves the ball around and Marshall finds space to drive and score to put GT ahead again, 54-53
• White drive the lane and has a look but it doesn't drop and the Yellow Jackets push it down the court quickly
• Georgia Tech has the ball and North Carolina almost gets possession but the Yellow Jackets save it from going out of bounds
• 24.5 seconds remain and Georgia Tech has possession - expect North Carolina to foul soon to get the ball back
• After a timeout, the Tar Heels look on the  Yellow Jackets quickly as they press hard
• A big denial on the drive as Broomfiled swats a lay-up away from Metra Walhour
• Walthour gets the ball back and drives again and misses - foul on the ensuing loose ball play and North Carolina has the ball down by one with 6.7 seconds left to play 
• Ruffin-Pratt inbounds to White who is fouled and the ball stays with the Tar Heels on the sideline
• They inbound again and a scramble along the line still keeps the ball in North Carolina's possession with  2.7 seconds left 
• North Carolina with one last chance as Ruffin-Pratt inbounds
• She tries to throw it to Shegog but it is deflected out-of-bounds with one second on the clock remaining - officials go to the table to review possession and time left on the clock to start play
• Clock is reset to 1.5 seconds - Ruffin-Pratt inbounds to Brittany Rountree who takes a long three-point attempt and the ball hits the front of the rim - no foul called on the play
• That is it as Georgia Tech survives and advances to the semi-finals to play the winner of #1 Duke/#9 NC State

Final: Georgia Tech 54, North Carolina 53

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